Michele Mainaghi

Michele Mainaghi (died 1992) was an Italian businessman from Milan.

Biography
Michele Mainaghi was born in Milan, and he became a powerful businessman in Lombady, investing in pharmaceuticals, insurance, and other industries. He was linked to political circles, and was thought to have been involved with kickbacks and other forms of corruption; policeman Luca Pastore was given HIV from infected blood given to him in a transfusion from Mainaghi's company. In 1992, at the start of the Tangentopoli scandal, Pastore set out on a revenge quest against Mainaghi, intending to frame him for Mario Chiesa's corruption. He seduced his daughter Beatrice in order to gain access to Mainaghi's household, and he ultimately found documents that incriminated Mainaghi in corruption. Antonio di Pietro had Mainaghi arrested, and his sentence was commuted to house arrest after he gave up Bettino Craxi's cashier Silviano Larini. Mainaghi later hanged himself due to his loss of honor and the loss of his mistress, Veronica Castello, who lost her television jobs due to her association with Mainaghi.